2024 NCAA Division III football season

American college football season

2024 NCAA Division III football season

Total No. of teams| 240
Preseason AP No. 1| North Central (IL)
Regular season| September 1 – November 16, 2024
Playoffs| November 23 – January 5, 2025

National
championship

| Shell Energy Stadium
Houston, TX
January 5, 2025
Champion| North Central (IL)
Gagliardi Trophy| Luke Lehnen, QB, North Central (IL)
| <- 2023 · | NCAA Division III football seasons | · 2025 ->

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The 2024 NCAA Division III football season was the component of the 2024 college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States. The regular season began on September 1 and ended on November 16. This was the 51st season that the NCAA has sponsored a Division III championship.

Cortland is the defending national champion.

The playoffs were expanded from 32 from last season to 40 teams.[1]

The season's playoffs was played between November 23 and January 5, 2025, culminating in the national championship—also known as the Stagg Bowl. The game was initially set for Turner Stadium in Humble, Texas,[2] but was later moved to Shell Energy Stadium in Houston. The move also makes the 2024 championship game the first since 2004 to be played on a grass field.[3] North Central (IL) was the 2025 Stagg Bowl champions, defeated Mount Union 41–25.

## Conference changes and new programs

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### Membership changes

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Team  | Former conference  | New conference  | Ref

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Hilbert Hawks | Independent | Empire 8 | [4]
Castleton Spartans | ECFC | MASCAC | [5]
Calvin Knights | New program | MIAA | [6]
Austin Kangaroos | ASC | SCAC | [7]
Centenary Gentlemen | Restarted program | SCAC | [7][8]
Lyon Scots | Independent | SCAC | [9]
McMurry War Hawks | ASC | SCAC | [10]
Texas Lutheran Bulldogs | ASC | SCAC | [11]
Sul Ross Lobos | ASC | LSC (NCAA D-II)  | [12]
Defiance Yellow Jackets | HCAC | MSFA (NAIA)  | [13]
Birmingham–Southern Panthers | SAA | School closed | [14]
Maine Maritime Mariners | Restarted program | Independent | [15]

## Other headlines

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* April 18 – The NCAA D-III Management Council announced that they would support an expansion of the playoff bracket from 32 teams to 40 effective for this season. The amount of automatic qualifier bids will remain unchanged, but the amount of available at-large bids will increase from 4 to 12.[1]
* August 1 – The Commonwealth Coast Conference announced that it would be rebranding to the Conference of New England, effective for the 2024 season.[16]

## Conference standings

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2024 American Rivers Conference football standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 13 Wartburg $^  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  |
Coe ^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
Central (IA) |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  |
Dubuque |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Simpson (IA) |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Nebraska Wesleyan |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Buena Vista |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Loras |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Luther |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3football.com
2024 American Southwest Conference football standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 4 Hardin–Simmons $^  |  | 6  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 1  |
Mary Hardin–Baylor ^  |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
East Texas Baptist |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  |
Howard Payne |  | 0  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 8  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3football.com
2024 Centennial Conference football standings |

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No. 19 Johns Hopkins $^  |  | 6  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 2  |
Ursinus ^  |  | 5  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
Muhlenberg |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Franklin & Marshall |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Dickinson |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Gettysburg |  | 1  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
McDaniel |  | 0  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3football.com
2024 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings |

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No. 1 North Central (IL) $^  |  | 9  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 15  | - | 0  |
No. 20 Wheaton (IL) |  | 8  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
Washington University |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  |
Illinois Wesleyan |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Carroll (WI) |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
North Park |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Augustana (IL) |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Elmhurst |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Carthage |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Millikin |  | 0  | - | 9  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Conference of New England football standings |

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No. 10 Endicott $^  |  | 5  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  |
Western New England |  | 3  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Husson |  | 3  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Curry |  | 2  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
New England (ME) |  | 2  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Nichols |  | 0  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Alfred State y$^  |  | 2  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Anna Maria y  |  | 2  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  |
Gallaudet |  | 2  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  |
Dean |  | 0  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 9  |
Championship: Alfred State 39, Anna Maria 37

* $ - Conference champion
* y - Championship game participant
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2024 Empire 8 Athletic Conference football standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 2 Cortland $^  |  | 7  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 1  |
Brockport |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Morrisville |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Alfred |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Utica |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
St. John Fisher |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Hartwick |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Hilbert |  | 0  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Mount St. Joseph $^  |  | 6  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Hanover |  | 5  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Rose–Hulman |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Bluffton |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Franklin (IN) |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Anderson (IN) |  | 1  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Manchester |  | 0  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2024 Landmark Conference football standings |

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No. 6 Susquehanna $^  |  | 6  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 2  |
Wilkes |  | 5  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Moravian |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Catholic University |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Lycoming |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Juniata |  | 1  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Keystone |  | 0  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Liberty League football standings |

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Hobart $^  |  | 6  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
Ithaca |  | 5  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
RPI |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Rochester |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
St. Lawrence |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  |
Union (NY) |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Buffalo State |  | 1  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2024 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings |

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UMass Dartmouth $^  |  | 9  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 1  |
Western Connecticut |  | 8  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
Plymouth State |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  |
Bridgewater State |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Massachusetts Maritime |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Westfield State |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Framingham State |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Worcester State |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Castleton |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Fitchburg State |  | 1  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2024 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings |

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No. 16 Hope $^  |  | 7  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 1  |
Alma |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  |
Albion |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Trine |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Adrian |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Olivet |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Kalamazoo |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Calvin |  | 0  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings |

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King's (PA) $^  |  | 9  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  |
Delaware Valley |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
FDU–Florham |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Eastern |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Lebanon Valley |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Stevenson |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Widener |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Misericordia |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Albright |  | 1  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Alvernia |  | 1  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2024 Midwest Conference football standings |

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Lake Forest $^  |  | 9  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 1  |
Monmouth (IL) |  | 8  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
Illinois College |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  |
Chicago |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Cornell (IA) |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Ripon |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Knox |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Grinnell |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Lawrence |  | 1  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |
Beloit |  | 1  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2024 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings |

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Northwoods Division
No. 3 Saint John's (MN) xy$^  |  | 4  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 1  |
St. Olaf |  | 2  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Carleton |  | 2  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Gustavus Adolphus |  | 2  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
St. Scholastica |  | 0  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Skyline Division
No. 21 Bethel (MN) xy^  |  | 4  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 3  |
Concordia–Moorhead |  | 3  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Augsburg |  | 2  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Hamline |  | 1  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Macalester |  | 0  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  |
Championship: Saint John's (MN) 41, Bethel (MN) 33

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* y - Championship game participant
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 New England Small College Athletic Conference football standings |

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Wesleyan $  |  | 8  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  |
Trinity (CT) |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  |
Tufts |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  |
Middlebury |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  |
Williams |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  |
Colby |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  |
Bowdoin |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  |
Amherst |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  |
Bates |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  |
Hamilton |  | 1  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 8  |

* $ - Conference champion

2024 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference football standings |

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No. 23 Springfield $^  |  | 7  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 1  |
Maritime |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Salve Regina |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
WPI |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Merchant Marine |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  |
Coast Guard |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
MIT |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  |
Norwich |  | 0  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings |

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No. 8 Salisbury $^  |  | 6  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 1  |
Christopher Newport |  | 5  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Rowan |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
TCNJ |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Kean |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Montclair State |  | 1  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
William Paterson |  | 0  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings |

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No. 9 DePauw $^  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 1  |
Wabash |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Denison |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Wittenberg |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Kenyon |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Ohio Wesleyan |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Wooster |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Oberlin |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |
Hiram |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference football standings |

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No. 15 Aurora $^  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
St. Norbert |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Wisconsin Lutheran |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Concordia (WI) |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  |
Lakeland |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  |
Benedictine (IL) |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Rockford |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Concordia (IL) |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Eureka |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Northwest Conference football standings |

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No. 14 Linfield $^  |  | 7  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  |
No. 22 Whitworth ^  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  |
Pacific Lutheran |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Lewis & Clark |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Pacific (OR) |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
George Fox |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Puget Sound |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Willamette |  | 0  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings |

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No. 5 Mount Union $^  |  | 9  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 14  | - | 1  |
No. 24 John Carroll ^  |  | 8  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
Marietta |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Baldwin Wallace |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Heidelberg |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Muskingum |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Ohio Northern |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Capital |  | 1  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |
Otterbein |  | 1  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |
Wilmington |  | 1  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings |

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Randolph–Macon $^  |  | 7  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  |
Shenandoah |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Washington and Lee |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Bridgewater |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Ferrum |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Hampden–Sydney |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Averett |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Guilford |  | 0  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |

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* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2024 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings |

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No. 13 Carnegie Mellon +^  |  | 9  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  |
No. 12 Grove City +^  |  | 9  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
No. 17 Washington & Jefferson +^  |  | 9  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
Westminster (PA) |  | 7  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Case Western Reserve |  | 6  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Geneva |  | 5  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Waynesburg |  | 4  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Thiel |  | 3  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Allegheny |  | 1  | - | 9  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |
Bethany (WV) |  | 1  | - | 9  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |
Saint Vincent |  | 1  | - | 9  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |

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* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Southern Athletic Association football standings |

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Berry +^  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Centre +^  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Trinity (TX) +^  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Millsaps |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Hendrix |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Southwestern (TX) |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Rhodes |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Sewanee |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |

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Pomona-Pitzer xy$^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Redlands |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
La Verne |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  |
Surf Division
Chapman xy  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  |
Cal Lutheran |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Championship: Pomona-Pitzer 37, Chapman 34

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* y - Championship game participant
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2024 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings |

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Texas Lutheran +^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
McMurry \+  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Centenary |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Austin |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Lyon |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |

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2024 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings |

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Northwestern (MN) $^  |  | 7  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Greenville |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Martin Luther |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Minnesota Morris |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Crown |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |
Westminster (MO) |  | 0  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |

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2024 USA South Athletic Conference football standings |

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Maryville (TN) $^  |  | 7  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
LaGrange |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Brevard |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  |
Belhaven |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Huntingdon |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
North Carolina Wesleyan |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Greensboro |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |
Methodist |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |
Southern Virginia |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |

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2024 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings |

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No. 7 Wisconsin–Platteville $^  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
No. 18 Wisconsin–La Crosse ^  |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
Wisconsin–River Falls |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Wisconsin–Oshkosh |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Wisconsin–Whitewater |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Wisconsin–Stout |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Wisconsin–Eau Claire |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Wisconsin–Stevens Point |  | 0  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 NCAA Division III independents football records |

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## Rankings

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Main article: 2024 NCAA Division III football rankings

## Postseason

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### Teams

[edit]

See also: List of NCAA Division III football championship appearances by team

#### Automatic bids (28)

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| Automatic bids

Conference  | School  | Record  | Appearance  | Last
American Rivers | Wartburg | 9–1  | 17th  | 2023
American Southwest | Hardin–Simmons | 10–0  | 13th  | 2023
Centennial | Johns Hopkins | 9–1  | 13th  | 2023
CCIW | North Central (IL) | 10–0  | 16th  | 2023
ECFC | Alfred State | 5–5  | 2nd  | 2023
Empire 8 | Cortland | 10–0  | 13th  | 2023
HCAC | Mount St. Joseph | 8–2  | 8th  | 2023
Landmark | Susquehanna | 9–1  | 6th  | 2023
Liberty | Hobart | 9–1  | 13th  | 2016
MASCAC | UMass Dartmouth | 10–0  | 3rd  | 2022
Michigan | Hope | 10–0  | 6th  | 2019
Middle Atlantic | King's (PA) | 9–1  | 2nd  | 2002
Midwest | Lake Forest | 10–0  | 4th  | 2022
Minnesota | Saint John's (MN) | 10–0  | 29th  | 2022
NEWMAC | Springfield | 10–0  | 10th  | 2023
New England | Endicott | 9–1  | 6th  | 2023
New Jersey | Salisbury | 10–0  | 14th  | 2022
North Coast | DePauw | 10–0  | 6th  | 2023
NACC | Aurora | 9–1  | 9th  | 2023
Northwest | Linfield | 9–1  | 18th  | 2022
Ohio | Mount Union | 10–0  | 35th  | 2023
Old Dominion | Randolph–Macon | 9–1  | 7th  | 2023
Presidents' | Washington & Jefferson | 9–1  | 27th  | 2018
SAA | Berry | 8–2  | 4th  | 2019
SCIAC | Pomona-Pitzer | 8–2  | 2nd  | 2022
Upper Midwest | Northwestern (MN) | 7–3  | 3rd  | 2022
USA South | Maryville | 8–1  | 3rd  | 2018
Wisconsin | Wisconsin–Platteville | 9–1  | 3rd  | 2016

#### At-large bids (12)

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| At-large bids

School  | Conference  | Record  | Appearance  | Last
Carnegie Mellon | Presidents' | 9–1  | 9th  | 2022
Grove City | Presidents' | 9–1  | 2nd  | 2023
Ursinus | Centennial | 9–1  | 3rd  | 1999
Whitworth | Northwest | 9–1  | 6th  | 2023
Texas Lutheran | SCAC | 9–1  | 2nd  | 2014
Bethel (MN) | Minnesota | 8–2  | 13th  | 2023
Coe | American Rivers | 9–1  | 11th  | 2023
Centre | SAA | 8–2  | 4th  | 2018
Wisconsin–La Crosse | Wisconsin | 7–3  | 15th  | 2023
Trinity (TX) | SAA | 8–2  | 16th  | 2023
Mary Hardin–Baylor | American Southwest | 6–3  | 19th  | 2022
John Carroll | Ohio | 8–2  | 8th  | 2018

### Bracket

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| First round
November 23
Campus sites
ESPN+ | | | Second round
November 30
Campus sites
ESPN+ | | | Third round
December 7
Campus sites
ESPN+ | | | Quarterfinals
December 14
Campus sites
ESPN+ | | | Semifinals
December 21
Campus sites
USA: ESPN+
Canada: TSN+ | | | Championship
2025 Stagg Bowl
January 5, 2025
Shell Energy Stadium
Houston, Texas
USA: ESPN/ESPN+
Canada: TSN+ |

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| | | | * | Saint John's (MN) | 24 | | | | |
| * | Wisconsin–La Crosse | 59 | | |  | Wisconsin–La Crosse | 13 |
|  | Northwestern (MN) | 14 | | | | | | * | St. John's (MN) | 38 |
| | | | | |  | Susquehanna | 41 |
| | | | * | Susquehanna | 42 | | | |
| | | |  | Hobart | 35 |
| | | | | * | Susquehanna | 24 |
| | | | | | |  | Bethel (MN) | 21 |
| | | | * | Lake Forest | 21 | | | |
| * | Bethel (MN) | 31 | | |  | Bethel (MN) | 48 |
|  | Coe | 26 | | | | | |  | Bethel (MN) | 24 |
| | | | | | * | Wartburg | 14 |
| | | | * | Wartburg | 19 | |
| | | |  | Wisconsin–Platteville | 14 |
| | | | |  | Susquehanna | 0 |
| | | | | | | | * | North Central (IL) | 66 |
| | | | * | Cortland | 17 | | | |
| * | Endicott | 44 | | |  | Endicott | 9 |
|  | Alfred State | 0 | | | | | | * | Cortland | 28 |
| | | | | |  | Springfield | 40 |
| | | | * | Springfield | 54 | | | |
| | | |  | UMass Dartmouth | 27 |
| | | | |  | Springfield | 3 |
| | | | | | | * | North Central (IL) | 27 |
| | | | * | North Central (IL) | 42 | |
| * | Whitworth | 21 | | |  | Whitworth | 17 |
|  | Pomona–Pitzer | 13 | | | | | | * | North Central (IL) | 41 |
| | | | | |  | Hope | 21 |
| | | | * | Hope | 49 | |
| | | |  | Aurora | 21 |
| | | | | North Central (IL) | 41 |
| | | | | | | | | Mount Union | 25 |
| | | | * | Hardin–Simmons | 13 | | | |
| * | Trinity (TX) | 22 | | |  | Mary Hardin–Baylor | 17 |
|  | Mary Hardin–Baylor | 29 | | | | | |  | Mary Hardin–Baylor | 28 |
| | | | | | * | Linfield | 18 |
| | | | * | Linfield | 65 | | | |
| | | |  | Texas Lutheran | 3 |
| | | | |  | Mary Hardin–Baylor | 10 |
| | | | | | | * | Johns Hopkins | 17 |
| | | | * | DePauw | 45 | | | |
| * | Berry | 16 | | |  | Maryville (TN) | 20 |
|  | Maryville (TN) | 20 | | | | | | * | DePauw | 9 |
| | | | | |  | Johns Hopkins | 14 |
| | | | * | Johns Hopkins | 17 | |
| | | |  | Grove City | 14 |
| | | | |  | Johns Hopkins | 37 |
| | | | | | | | * | Mount Union | 45 |
| | | | * | Salisbury | 33 | |
| * | King's (PA) | 32 | | |  | King's (PA) | 13 |
|  | Ursinus | 29 | | | | | | * | Salisbury | 35 |
| | | | | |  | Randolph–Macon | 14 |
| | | | * | Randolph–Macon | 38 | | | |
| | | |  | Washington & Jefferson | 22 |
| | | | | * | Salisbury | 17 |
| | | | | | |  | Mount Union | 38 |
| | | | * | Mount Union | 42 | |
| * | John Carroll | 52 | | |  | John Carroll | 7 |
|  | Mount St. Joseph | 7 | | | | | | * | Mount Union | 24 |
| | | | | |  | Carnegie Mellon | 19 |
| | | | * | Carnegie Mellon | 24 | |
| | | |  | Centre | 15 |

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### Bowl games

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Division III held 13 bowl games in 2024, featuring teams that did not qualify for the Division III postseason tournament; this is the same number of games contested in 2023 season, but saw the addition of the Fusion Bowl and two bowls organized by NIL company Opendorse, as well as the subtraction of the ECAC Lynah Bowl and the New England Bowl series.

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Muhlenberg*  | Centennial
MAC | Muhlenberg 34
Widener 7
Franklin & Marshall
Delaware Valley*  | Franklin & Marshall 7
Delaware Valley 0
Dickinson
FDU–Florham*  | FDU–Florham 49
Dickinson 14
Whitelaw Bowl  |  | Stevenson
Morrisville*  | MAC
Empire 8 | Morrisville 21
Stevenson 18
Chapman Bowl  |  | Rochester
Brockport*  | Liberty
Empire 8 | Brockport 42
Rochester 23
Bushnell Bowl  |  | Alfred
Western Connecticut*  | Empire 8
MASCAC | Western Connecticut 45
Alfred 14
Lakefront Bowl | Raabe Stadium
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin |  | Monmouth (IL)
St. Norbert | MWC
NACC | St. Norbert 20
Monmouth (IL) 14
1:00 pm  | Fusion Bowl  | Campus sites | Northeast Sports Network  | Husson
Maritime*  | CNE
NEWMAC | Maritime 21
Husson 14
Cape Henry Bowl  | Salem Football Stadium
Salem, Virginia | ODAC Sports Network
(streaming)  | Wilkes
Washington & Lee | Landmark
ODAC | Washington & Lee 40
Wilkes 21
5:00 pm  | Cape Charles Bowl  | Moravian
Shenandoah | Moravian 35
Shenandoah 14
3:00 pm  | Isthmus Bowl | Bank of Sun Prairie Stadium
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin |  | Wisconsin–Stout
Wheaton (IL) | WIAC
CCIW | Wheaton (IL) 35
Wisconsin-Stout 32
1:00 pm  | ForeverLawn Bowl  | Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
Canton, Ohio | FloSports | Hanover
Wabash | HCAC
NCAC | Hanover 13
Wabash 10
6:00 pm  | Extra Points Bowl  | Marietta
Westminster (PA) | OAC
PAC | Westminster (PA) 27
Marietta 13

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## Coaching changes

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TCNJ | Casey Goff | May 7, 2024  | Hired as head coach for Brooke HS (WV)[17][18] | Eric Jendryaszek[19] (interim)  | TCNJ offensive line coach (2022–2023)
Castleton | Tony Volpone | May 9, 2024  | Resigned[20] | Tyler Higley (interim; named full-time on June 13)[21] | Castleton defensive coordinator (2022–2023)
Westfield State | Pete Kowalski | May 21, 2024  | Retired[22] | Lou Conte[23] | American International head coach (2023)
Chicago | Todd Gilcrist Jr. | July 5, 2024  | Resigned[24] | Max Andrews (full-season interim)  | Chicago offensive line coach (2023)
Otterbein | Tommy Zagorski | July 12, 2024  | Resigned[25] | Jake Schaefer (full-season interim)  | Otterbein offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2023)
Southwestern (TX) | Joe Austin | July 26, 2024  | Retired[26] | Bill Kriesel[27] (interim; named full-time on November 5)[28] | Southwestern (TX) associate head coach, defensive coordinator, and defensive backs coach (2023)
Worcester State | Adam Peloquin | August 6, 2024  | Resigned[29] | Zach Besaw (full-season interim)  | Worcester State defensive backs coach (2020–2023)
Maine Maritime | Calvin Powell | October 11, 2024  | Resigned[30] | Bill Mottola Jr. (interim)[31] | Lely HS (FL) head coach (2014–2023)
Millikin | Carlton Hall | October 27, 2024  | Fired[32] | Patrick Allgeier (interim)  | Millikin offensive line coach (1996–2024)

### End of season

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Anna Maria | Steve Croce | October 17, 2024  | Retired[33] (effective at season's end)  | Tanner Kingsley[34] | Anna Maria associate head coach, offensive coordinator, and quarterbacks coach (2024)
Dean | Andrae Murphy | November 7, 2024  | Fired[35] (effective before conference playoffs)  | Eric Desmond Lee (interim)  | Dean athletic director
Illinois Wesleyan | Norm Eash | November 10, 2024  | Retired[36] (effective at season's end)  | Jared Williamson[37] | Roosevelt head coach (2020–2024)
Saint Vincent | Aaron Smetanka | November 13, 2024  | Fired[38] | Casey Goff[39] | Brooke HS (WV) head coach (2024)
Olivet | Dan Musielewicz | November 18, 2024  | Fired[40] | Erik Ieuter[41] | Muskingum head coach (2018–2024)
St. John Fisher | Paul Vosburgh | November 19, 2024  | Retired[42] | Ed Raby Jr.[43] | Morrisville head coach (2020–2024)
Franklin (IN) | Alan Hensell | November 22, 2024  | Fired[44] | Mike Leonard[45] | Franklin (IN) head coach (2003–2019)
Albright | Isaac Collins | November 25, 2024  | Moved to administrative position[46] | Shaun Weaver | Frostburg State defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator (2024)
Hiram | Jack Mrozinski | November 26, 2024  | Fired[47] | Xavier Dupree[48] | Catawba wide receivers coach (2023–2024)
Marietta | Andy Waddle | December 9, 2024  | Hired as head coach by Valparaiso[49] | Tom Kaufman[50] | Gilmour Academy (OH) head coach (2023–2024)
Muskingum | Erik Ieuter | December 10, 2024  | Resigned[51] | Matt Nardo[52] | Bluffton head coach (2022–2024)
Hartwick | Mark Carr | December 13, 2024  | Retired[53] | Matt Rogers[54] | Wilkes offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2024)
Millikin | Patrick Allgeier (interim)  | December 16, 2024  | Permanent replacement hired  | Billy Riebock[55] | Midwestern State offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2023–2024)
Maine Maritime | Bill Mottola Jr. (interim)  | December 17, 2024  | Permanent replacement hired  | Nick Sheehan[56] | Maine Maritime offensive coordinator and strength and conditioning coach (2024)
Otterbein | Jake Schaefer (interim)  | December 19, 2024  | Permanent replacement hired  | Dave Marquis[57] | Valparaiso co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach (2023–2024)
Worcester State | Zach Besaw (interim)  | December 19, 2024  | Permanent replacement hired  | Lazaro Mitjans Jr.[58] | Harvard running backs coach (2023–2024)
Cortland | Curt Fitzpatrick | December 21, 2024  | Hired as head coach by Colgate[59] | Tom Blumenauer[60] | Franklin & Marshall head coach (2022–2024)
Dean | Eric Desmond Lee (interim)  | January 9, 2025  | Permanent replacemint hired  | Luke Bakanowsky[61] | New England (NH) offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2024)
La Verne | Chris Kirch | January 10, 2025  | Hired as associate head coach and general manager by Southwestern (CA)[62] | Richard Sanchez[63] | Cardinal Newman HS (CA) head coach (2021–2024)
Elmhurst | Mike Murray | January 13, 2025  | Resigned[64] | Mike Heffernan[65] | St. Scholastica head coach (2019–2024)
Lewis & Clark | Joe Bushman | January 13, 2025  | Hired as head coach by Casteel HS (AZ)[66] | Brett Elliott[67] | Linfield offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2019–2024)
George Fox | Chris Casey | January 14, 2025  | Retired[68] | Spencer Crace[69] | Pacific Lutheran assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, and quarterbacks coach (2024)
Wooster | Frank Colaprete | January 20, 2025  | Hired as head coach by Cardinal Mooney HS (OH)[70] | Austin Holter[71] | Wooster HS (OH) head coach (2021–2024)
Chicago | Max Andrews (interim)  | February 5, 2025  | Permanent replacement hired  | Craig Knoche[72] | Walter Payton College Preparatory HS head coach (2020–2024)
Howard Payne | Kevin Bachtel | February 5, 2025  | Resigned[73] | Coby Gipson[74] | Lamar assistant head coach and wide receivers coach (2022–2024)
Bluffton | Matt Nardo | February 11, 2025  | Hired as head coach by Muskingum[75] | Chris Hedden[76] | Trine offensive coordinator (2024)
Cornell (IA) | Dan Pifer | February 11, 2025  | Resigned[77] | Curt Ritchie[78] | Williamsburg HS (IA) head coach (2001–2024)
Schreiner | Kenny Treschitta | February 11, 2025  | Resigned  | Keith Allen[79] | Klein HS (TX) offensive coordinator (2022–2024)
Franklin & Marshall | Tom Blumenauer | February 13, 2025  | Hired as head coach by Cortland[80] | Michael Phelan[81] | Franklin & Marshall defensive coordinator (2022–2024)
Misericordia | Tyler Cottle (interim)  | February 14, 2025  | Permanent replacement hired  | Steve Cushing[82] | Cortland defensive coordinator and linebackers coach (2021–2024)
St. Scholastica | Mike Heffernan | February 15, 2025  | Hired as head coach by Elmhurst[83] | Matt Bremer[84] | St. Scholastica assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, and quarterbacks coach (2020–2024)
Morrisville | Ed Raby Jr. | February 18, 2025  | Hired as head coach by St. John Fisher[85] | Eric Jendryaszek[86] | TCNJ interim head coach (2024)
TCNJ | Eric Jendryaszek (interim)  | February 24, 2025  | Permanent replacement hired  | Tyler Moody[87] | Stonehill associate head coach, offensive coordinator, and quarterbacks coach (2020–2024)
Lebanon Valley | J. R. Drake | February 28, 2025  | Resigned[88] | Chris Thompson (interim)  | Lebanon Valley offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2021–2024)
Gallaudet | Chuck Goldstein | March 11, 2025  | Resigned[89] | Stefan LeFors[90] | Parkview Baptist HS (LA) head coach (2019–2024)
Beloit | Ted Soenksen | March 19, 2025  | Resigned[91] | Kyle Langhoff[91] | Beloit associate head coach and defensive coordinator (2019–2024)
Keystone | Justin Higgins | April 24, 2025  | Resigned[92] | Hugh Kirwan | Keystone special teams coordinator and passing game coordinator (2019–2024)

## See also

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* 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season
* 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season
* 2024 NCAA Division II football season
* 2024 NAIA football season
* 2024 U Sports football season

## References

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